Archive for January, 2006

What Up, Dog?

Happy Chinese New Year! For the next 2-3 weekends Chinatown will be covered in confetti.

The Twenty Twos Displaced by The Annex

Seems like The Editors aren’t the only one with a displaced show because of the delayed opening at The Annex. The Twenty Twos were scheduled to play there tonight, but they had to do the last minute switcheroo and do a midnight show at good ol’ Pianos. They played some new tracks off their [...]

Links for 2006-01-28

Freevlog: Tutorial
A step-by-step guide to setting up a videoblog for free.
Don’t Stop
Two unlikely DJs, Womanmaker and Fancypants, spin hip-hop at the unlikeliest venue
Here Kitty, Kitty
Breakfast with over 30 years of cute
A Cock & Bull Story
A new film by Michael [...]

Air Your Strokes Grievances Right Here

So I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s kinda bummed out about missing out on a chance to buy tickets to the totally unannounced 2nd Strokes show at Hammerstein which went on sale at 7am, much to the surprise of…well…everyone.
Don’t suppose someone has an extra ticket?
In the meantime, watch Julian try to “sing” during [...]

Links for 2006-01-27

Paris and people
Puffy and Penelope do some ad work for Sean John…
Red and Black Licorice Piglets Tin
Little licorice piglets
Drew Barrymore No Bra SNL
Drew polks fun of her no-bra Golden Globes appearance.

Links for 2006-01-26

From Fat Hack to Six-Pack
Men’s Health magazine has put one of its own writers on the cover after readers complained that its six-packed cover stars presented an unrealistic goal for ordinary blokes.

The Japenese Love Franz Ferdinand Long Time

So many times I’ve found myself sitting at home, looking longingly at my mp3 player saying, “Why, why can’t you be more like Franz Ferdinand?” Finally someone has made something to answer my deepest, darkest wishes. Sony Japan has created a limited edition NW-A1000 mp3 player in honor of Franz Ferdinand’s latest album. They’ve only [...]

The Raconteurs Have 7 Inches and Jack Shows Off His Shaved Face in Oz

Man, I’m slipping. There just isn’t enough time in the day, is there? The Raconteurs are poised to unleash their music upon the world starting in February with a limited-edition 7″ for “Steady As She Goes” and “Store Bought Bones.” Apparently all the places pre-selling it have already sold out, but I’m sure if you’re [...]

Should SPIN Move All Their Eggs to Their Digital Basket?

Has anyone else noticed how beefed up SPIN.com has become over the last year? It’s gone from a sorry excuse of a Web site to a frequently updated spot with web exclusive reviews and articles, videoclips, and mobile content. Granted, you can’t view a page on their site without being attacked by about 5 different [...]

The Sounds New Album Gets All MisShaped

Check it out, it’s the cover of The Sounds’s new album, Dying to Say This To You, which has a full-on girl power feel with MisShapes’s very own Love Leigh on the cover along with gal pal Alexis. (Yes, this is 100% real. You can catch it on The Sounds’s publicity page on Big Hassle.) [...]